Dog leash

ABSTRACT

The dog leash includes a dog leash body. An end of the dog leash body is provided with an annulus structure and forms a traction part. The traction part is provided with a buckle by butt-and-collar joint. The root segment of the traction part is covered with a sheath. The dog leash adapts flexible steel wire rope with good flexibility and high strength. The steel wire rope is coated with plastic layer, which has good touch feeling and high use comfort.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to rope, and specifically to a dog leash.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98

There are more and more people keeping dogs as pets in cities. Pet dogsare cute and are loved by dog lovers. In urban areas, situations ofpeople walking and traveling with pet dogs are frequently seen. Badbehaviors of dogs are often controlled by using traction ropes. Amongmany bad behaviors, dog's violent and pulling behaviors are mostdisturbing to the owner. The ends of the traditional dog leashes havelittle grasping strength, and it is easy to slip out of the owner' handswhen the dog is pulled. In order to improve the grasping strength, anend of the dog leash is usually wrapped around the wrist to increase thegrasping strength. However, the winding will cause inconvenience to thehand, and it is easy to cause injury to the hand when the dog pulls.

In case that people needs to leave when walking a dog, the dog leash isusually tied somewhere, which is inconvenient to operate and easy toloosen.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The Problem Sought to be Solved by theInvention

The problem sought to be solved by the invention is to provide a dogleash that has high structural strength, good touch feeling and is easyto grasp and bind.

The Technical Solution Applied by the Invention to Solve Such TechnicalProblem

The present invention provides a dog leash comprising a dog leash body2; an end of said dog leash body 2 is provided with an annulus structure23 and forms a traction part; said traction part is provided with abuckle 3 by butt-and-collar joint; the root segment of said tractionpart is covered with the sheath 1.

Further, the ends of the dog leash body 2 are bent and touched withsidewall of the dog leash body 2 and are pressed and fixed by a steelring 22; and said steel ring 22 is located within said sheath.

Further, a main leash body 211 is arranged at the side of the front endof said steel ring 22; a second leash body 231 and a third leash body232 that are connected with each other are arranged at the side of therear end of said steel ring; the front end of said sheath is providedwith a first leash opening 111 for said main leash body 211 to passthrough; the rear end is provided with a second leash opening 115 forsaid second leash body 231 to pass through and a third leash opening 114for said third leash body 232 to pass through.

Further, a position fixing part for prevent the steel ring 22 fromslipping is provided inside said sheath.

Further, the front end of said sheath is tapered.

Further, the rear end of said sheath is an arc surface.

Further, said sheath comprises a first shell 21 and a second shell 22engaged with each other; the edge of said first shell 21 is providedwith a bulge and forms a first connecting part 116; the edge of saidsecond shell is provided with a groove for the snap-in of said bulge andforms a second connecting part 121.

Further, said first shell is provided with a first positioning pin 113and a second positioning pin 112; said first positioning pin is locatedbetween said second leash opening and said third leash opening; saidsecond positioning pin is eccentrically set; a steel ring accommodationcavity for the steel ring to be inserted in is formed between said firstpositioning pin and said second positioning pin; said second shell isprovided with a first positioning hole 123 for said first positioningpin to be inserted in and a second positioning hole 122 for said secondpositioning pin to be inserted in.

Advantageous Effects

The dog leash of the present invention adopts flexible steel wire ropewith good flexibility and high strength; the steel wire rope is coatedwith plastic layer, which has good touch feeling and high use comfort;the end of the leash is provided with an annular traction part, which isconvenient to grasp and strong in strength, so as to avoid the dog fromescaping when pulling; the traction part is provided with a springbuckle, which is convenient and reliable for fixing; the root segment ofthe traction part is provided with a sheath, thus improving the usecomfort and touch feeling, and avoiding the steel ring at the rootsegment of the traction part from scratching hands, so that it has highsafety and beautiful appearance; the position fixing part is arranged inthe sheath, which is compact in structure, and can prevent the steelring or the sheath from swaying; the sheath adopts double-shell assemblystructure, which has low production cost and can be assembledconveniently and quickly. The dog leash of the present invention has acompact structure, high strength, high degree of use comfort and goodsafety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of the dog leash of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is an internal structure diagram of the dog leash of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of the dog leash body of the dog leash ofthe present invention;

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of the sheath of the dog leash of thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is an another schematic diagram of angle structure of the sheathof the dog leash of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of the first shell of the dog leash ofthe present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of the second shell of the dog leash ofthe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the following, embodiments of the invention will be explained indetails with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 , the present invention provides a dogleash 4 comprising a dog leash body 2. The dog leash body 2 comprises aflexible steel wire rope (stainless steel wire rope), and a plasticlayer is coated outside the steel wire rope. The end (traction end 2 b)of the dog leash body 2 is bent to form an annulus structure 23 from atraction part 23 a. The traction part is provided with a buckle 3 bybutt-and-collar joint 3 a. For the convenience of use, the buckle is auniversal hook rotating spring buckle. The root segment 23 b of thetraction part is covered with a sheath 1. The sheath may be made ofplastic.

Specifically, the ends of the dog leash body 2 are bent and touched withsidewalls (side walls 2 a, side wall portion 2 a 1 and another side wallportion 2 a 2) of the dog leash body 2, and are pressed and fixed by asteel ring 22. Exposure of the steel ring will cause poor touch feelingand is easy to cut hands when pulling; thus, the steel ring 22 islocated within the sheath, which can improve the use comfort and safety,and avoid the root segment of the traction part from scratching hands. Amain leash body portion 211 is arranged at the side of the front end(front steel ring end 22 a) of the steel ring 22; a second leash bodyportion 231 and a third leash body portion 232 that are connected witheach other are arranged at the side of the rear end (rear steel ring end22 b) of the steel ring. The first or main leash body portion 211, thesecond leash body portion 231 and the third leash body portion 232together form a Y-shape, and the steel ring is located at the joint ofthese three elements. The front end (front sheath end 1 a) of the sheathis provided with a first leash opening 111 for the main leash bodyportion 211 to pass through; the rear end (rear sheath end 1 b) isprovided with a second leash opening 115 for the second leash body 231portion to pass through and a third leash opening 114 for the thirdleash body portion 232 to pass through. The diameter of leash openingsis same with that of the leash bodies, and the sheath is wholly touchedtightly with the steel ring and the dog leash body, thus enabling asmall size and good touch feeling. In an embodiment, the front end ofthe sheath is tapered, the cross section of the middle portion (otherthan the steel ring) is rectangular, and the rear end is an arc surface,preferably a hemispherical surface; and the appearance is beautiful andcompact. In order to improve the compactness of the structure and avoidthe shaking of the sheath, a position fixing part for prevent the steelring 22 from slipping is provided inside the sheath.

The sheath comprises a first shell 11 and a second shell 12 that areengaged with each other. The edge (first shell edge 11 a) of the firstshell 11 is provided with a bulge 11 b and forms a first connecting part116, and the edge (second shell edge 12 a) of the second shell 12 isprovided with a groove 12 b for the snap-in of the bulge and forms asecond connecting part 121. Snap-fit of the first shell and the secondshell forms a cladding chamber for accommodating the root segment of thetraction part. The first shell is provided with a first positioning pin113 and a second positioning pin 112, both of which face the openingdirection of the first shell, i.e. facing the second shell. The firstpositioning pin is located between the second leash opening and thethird leash opening, and the second positioning pin is eccentricallyset, i.e. does not lie on the axis of the first shell, which can avoidaffecting the installation of the first leash body. A steel ringaccommodation cavity 1 c for the steel ring to be inserted in is formedbetween said first positioning pin and said second positioning pin; thefirst positioning pin and the second positioning pin forms the positionfixing part that is used to restrict the axial slip of the steel ring.The second shell is provided with a first positioning hole 123 for saidfirst positioning pin to be inserted in and a second positioning hole122 for said second positioning pin to be inserted in.

The dog leash of the present invention has the same structure at bothterminals.

The dog leash of the present invention adopts flexible steel wire ropewith good flexibility and high strength; the steel wire rope is coatedwith plastic layer, which has good touch feeling and high use comfort;the end of the leash is provided with an annular traction part, which isconvenient to grasp and strong in strength, so as to avoid the dog fromescaping when pulling; the traction part is provided with a springbuckle, which is convenient and reliable for fixing; the root segment ofthe traction part is provided with a sheath, thus improving the usecomfort and touch feeling, and avoiding the steel ring at the rootsegment of the traction part from scratching hands, so that it has highsafety and beautiful appearance; the position fixing part is arranged inthe sheath, which is compact in structure, and can prevent the steelring or the sheath from swaying; the sheath adopts double-shell assemblystructure, which has low production cost and can be assembledconveniently and quickly. The dog leash of the present invention has acompact structure, high strength, high degree of use comfort and goodsafety.

Above descriptions are only some preferred embodiments of the presentinvention, and it should be pointed out that, as for a person skilled inthe art, modifications and alternatives can be made without departingfrom the discipline of the present invention, and such modifications andalternative also fall within the scope of the present invention.

I claim:
 1. A dog leash, comprising: a dog leash body having side wallsand a traction end so as to form a traction portion with an annulusstructure and a root segment, wherein said traction portion is comprisedof a side wall portion corresponding to said traction end and anotherside wall portion of said traction portion distal from said tractionend; a buckle being comprised of a butt-and-collar joint and beingattached to said traction portion; a sheath covering said root segmentand having a front sheath end and a rear sheath end opposite said frontsheath end; and a steel ring within said sheath, said steel ring havinga front steel ring end and a rear steel ring end opposite said frontsteel ring end, wherein said side wall portion and said another sidewall portion are bent so as to touch within said steel ring, said sidewall portion and said another side wall portion being pressed and fixedby said steel ring.
 2. The dog leash, according to claim 1, wherein saiddog leash body forms a main leash body portion arranged at said frontsteel ring end, a second leash body portion arranged at said rear steelring end, and a third leash body portion connected to said second leashbody portion and arranged at said rear steel ring end, wherein saidfront sheath end is comprised of a first leash opening, said main leashbody portion passing through said first leash opening, and wherein saidrear sheath end is comprised of a second leash opening and a third leashopening, said second leash body portion passing through said secondleash opening, said third leash body portion passing through said thirdleash opening.
 3. The dog leash, according to claim 1, furthercomprising: a position fixing means within said sheath so as to preventsaid steel ring from slipping inside said sheath.
 4. The dog leash,according to claim 1, wherein said front sheath end is tapered.
 5. Thedog leash, according to claim 1, wherein said rear sheath end iscomprised of an arc surface.
 6. A dog leash, comprising: a dog leashbody having side walls and a traction end so as to form a tractionportion with an annulus structure and a root segment, wherein saidtraction portion is comprised of a side wall portion corresponding tosaid traction end and another side wall portion of said traction portiondistal from said traction end; a buckle being comprised of abutt-and-collar joint and being attached to said traction portion; asheath covering said root segment and having a front sheath end and arear sheath end opposite said front sheath end; and a steel ring withinsaid sheath, said steel ring having a front steel ring end and a rearsteel ring end opposite said front steel ring end, wherein said sidewall portion and said another side wall portion are bent so as to touchwithin said steel ring, said side wall portion and said another sidewall portion being pressed and fixed by said steel ring, wherein saiddog leash body forms a main leash body portion arranged at said frontsteel ring end, a second leash body portion arranged at said rear steelring end, and a third leash body portion connected to said second leashbody portion and arranged at said rear steel ring end, wherein saidfront sheath end is comprised of a first leash opening, said main leashbody portion passing through said first leash opening, wherein said rearsheath end is comprised of a second leash opening and a third leashopening, said second leash body portion passing through said secondleash opening, said third leash body portion passing through said thirdleash opening, and wherein said sheath comprises: a first shell having afirst shell edge with a bulge so as to form a first connecting part, anda second shell having a second shell edge with a groove so as to form asecond connecting part in removable snap-fit engagement with said firstconnecting part.
 7. The dog leash, according to claim 6, wherein saidfirst shell is comprised of a first positioning pin and a secondpositioning pin, wherein said first positioning pin is located betweensaid second leash opening and said third leash opening, wherein saidsecond positioning pin is eccentrically set from said first positioningpin so as to form a steel ring accommodation cavity between said firstpositioning pin and said second positioning pin, and wherein said secondshell is comprised of a first positioning hole and a second positioninghole, said first positioning pin being insertable in said firstpositioning hole, said second positioning pin being insertable in saidsecond positioning hole.